Re: Using the :set to make an alist

On Thursday, August 20th, 2026 at 4:59 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

> Heime <[email protected]> writes:
> 
> >
> > Where should I call setopt exactly?
> >
> 
> Not where, but when.  After your definitions (defun,
> defcustom) have been evaluated.  You can call ‘setopt’ in an
> elisp buffer, in the *scratch* buffer, with M-:, or in your
> Emacs initialization file.

I hoped to declare the initial value in the defcustom definition.
But unsure how ta apply a binding for  (assoc-default 'GLXKS orellana-fpln)
to be used as a base directory.
 
> You can also call ‘customize-option’, which will allow you
> to change and set the value of your option, and allow you to
> save the new value.
> 
> --
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> - Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Birds.
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